Mental health resources

Any child or young person can develop mental health issues. Learn how to recognise the signs, respond to issues, take the right action and support children.

Tips, information and resources to help you promote children and young people’s mental health throughout their childhood.

Information and techniques to help you understand babies’, children’s and young people’s mental health.

An NSPCC service to support parents who are at risk of or experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and depression during pregnancy.

Our resources and services for organisations working with parents.

Advice on how the mental health of parents and carers can impact on a child’s wellbeing. Find out what works to support families where one or more parents or carers have a mental health problem.

Insight from Childline counselling sessions and NSPCC Helpline contacts on the challenges young people face in accessing and undergoing in-patient mental health care.

This learning from case reviews briefing looks at case reviews published between 2021 and 2022, where children were struggling with their mental health. 

Learning from case reviews around working with families where parents or carers have mental health problems.

Learn how mental health first aid kits can help young people manage their mental health if they're struggling.

Learn how education professionals can build a positive mental health culture in schools, recognise when young people are struggling with their mental heath and respond appropriately if those struggles escalate into safeguarding concerns.

Learn about new research from the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC) covering how to best support adolescent mental health and wellbeing after sexual abuse.